Author | Jayanaka |
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Original title | पृथ्वीराज विजय |
Language | Sanskrit |
Subject | Biographical epic poem |
Genre | Epic, Eulogy |
Publication date | 12th century |
Publication place | India |
Prithviraja Vijaya (IAST: Pṛthvīrāja Vijaya, "Prithviraja's Victory") is an eulogistic Sanskrit epic poem on the life of the Indian Chahamana king Prithviraja III (better known as Prithviraj Chauhan in the vernacular folk legends). It is believed to have been composed around 1191-1192 CE by Jayanaka, a Kashmiri poet-historian in the court of Prithviraja.
Some portions of the poem are now lost. Besides Prithviraja's biography, the poem also gives an account of his ancestors.